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Sat, Mar 12, 2011·Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia

Atlanta Thrashers 5, Philadelphia Flyers 4 (OT)

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Atlanta Thrashers win this game 65% of the time.

PHI winsATL wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
ATL01001141812541
PHI142811200424

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.

  1. P1 14:11PHIVille LeinoAssists: Scott Hartnell, Daniel Brière · Wrist, 0.11 xG0–1
  2. P2 4:21PHIKimmo TimonenSHAssists: Mike Richards, Claude Giroux · Tip-in, 0.40 xG0–2
  3. P2 14:22PHIVille LeinoPPAssists: Scott Hartnell, Mike Richards · Wrist, 0.67 xG0–3
  4. P3 1:09ATLEvander KaneAssists: Ron Hainsey · Wrist, 0.15 xG1–3
  5. P3 12:15ATLZach BogosianAssists: Blake Wheeler, Andrew Ladd · Slap, 0.03 xG2–3
  6. P3 13:32PHIVille LeinoPPAssists: Kimmo Timonen, Mike Richards · Slap, 0.00 xG2–4
  7. P3 17:01ATLToby EnstromPPAssists: Anthony Stewart, Nik Antropov · Wrist, 0.06 xG3–4
  8. P3 19:15ATLAndrew LaddAssists: Bryan Little · Wrist, 0.18 xG4–4
  9. OT 1:17ATLRon HainseyGWGAssists: Evander Kane, Anthony Stewart · Tip-in, 0.15 xG5–4
Penalties (7)
  1. P1 19:03PHIDaniel Brière: Diving2 min
  2. P1 19:03ATLToby Enstrom: Interference2 min
  3. P2 3:34PHIDarroll Powe: Hooking2 min
  4. P2 13:47ATLTim Stapleton: Holding2 min · PPG
  5. P3 7:32PHISean O'Donnell: Hooking2 min
  6. P3 12:53ATLMark Stuart: Broken stick2 min · PPG
  7. P3 16:50PHIKris Versteeg: Interference2 min · PPG

Replay

Watch the game unfold on the ice: every shot, hit, turnover and faceoff appears as it happened, then fades. Drag the timeline to jump; goals are marked on it.

ATL00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0PHI
47% to win53% to win
← ATL attackPHI attack →
  1. P1 20:00Little won the faceoff against Richards
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

ATLPHI
41Shots on goal24
3.3Expected goals2.5
73Shot attempts49
28Faceoffs won28
3Power plays2
6Penalty minutes8
18Hits18
18Blocked shots17
7Giveaways7
5Takeaways8

Line combinations that worked

Model-based

Each team's forward lines and defence pairs at 5-on-5 (two minutes or more together), best first by expected goals for minus against.

Atlanta Thrashers

Forward lines

  1. bestLadd – Wheeler – Little13:47

    xG 0.85–0.28 (75%)attempts 15–14goals 1–0

  2. Dvorak – Stapleton – Kane8:15

    xG 0.54–0.24 (69%)attempts 13–6goals 1–1

  3. Antropov – Thorburn – Stewart8:12

    xG 0.18–0.11 (63%)attempts 13–4goals 0–0

  4. Antropov – Stewart – Kane2:10

    xG 0.06–0.00 (100%)attempts 2–0goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestOduya – Stuart10:59

    xG 0.69–0.28 (71%)attempts 14–9goals 0–0

  2. Enstrom – Byfuglien3:50

    xG 0.36–0.14 (72%)attempts 10–5goals 0–0

  3. Enstrom – Bogosian13:18

    xG 0.38–0.19 (67%)attempts 16–10goals 1–0

Philadelphia Flyers

Forward lines

  1. Brière – Hartnell – Leino13:09

    xG 0.43–0.40 (52%)attempts 9–14goals 1–0

  2. Shelley – Betts – Powe7:17

    xG 0.03–0.10 (23%)attempts 6–6goals 0–0

  3. Richards – Carcillo – Versteeg10:02

    xG 0.18–0.51 (26%)attempts 11–10goals 0–1

  4. Carter – Giroux – van Riemsdyk14:12

    xG 0.44–0.80 (36%)attempts 10–20goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. Boynton – Carle17:18

    xG 0.25–0.50 (33%)attempts 8–22goals 0–0

  2. Timonen – Coburn15:11

    xG 0.31–0.60 (34%)attempts 13–18goals 0–1

  3. O'Donnell – Meszaros17:14

    xG 0.49–1.25 (28%)attempts 17–20goals 1–1

How the game flowed

Model-based

Chance quality for each side, minute by minute, with pressure underneath.

Expected goals flow

Running total of expected goals for each team. Steep climbs are spells of pressure; dots are goals. Shaded bands mark power plays (team colour), 4-on-4 or 3-on-3 (grey) and empty nets.

PHI 2.5 xGATL 3.3 xG
01234P1P2P3OTEndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

PHIATL

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

PHI's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line PHI is favoured, below it ATL. Dots are goals.

Excitement 95/100 · #54 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.97 · 9 goals in reach · 3-goal lead cutComeback index 1% (winner's lowest chance)
ATL 100%5050%50PHI 100%P1P2P3OTEndBiggest swing +47 pts

Did the better team win?

Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.

Based on shot quality alone, Atlanta Thrashers win this game 65% of the time.

PHI winsATL wins

Simulated goal difference (PHI − ATL), 10,000 replays

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0
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).